Popular British Conchology. A Familiar History of the Molluscs Inhabiting the British Isles
- Publisher : Lovell Reeve
- Published In : London
- Illustrations : 20 hand-col plates
Description:
First edition. Fine hand-coloured lithographic plates of marine, freshwater and terrestrial molluscs by Sowerby, printed by Vincent Brooks.
Freeman 3494; Nissen ZBI 3912.
Condition
Small 8vo (160x125mm), cont. green half leather, worn/scuffed, raised bands to spine, gilt tooling to compartments, red leather title piece; marbled boards (heavily rubbed), endpapers and edges. Some light foxing to vesos of a few plates. Good.